Fibre Friday!
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Posted Fri 29 January 2010 @ 10:52 a.m. by Ernie Newman
Today’s the day – proposals to partner with the government for the national urban Ultra Fast Broadband project close. There’s a huge flurry of activity. If you’re having trouble getting hold of anyone in the industry, chance are they’re putting the final touches to a proposal.
Once details are released, the $1.5 million question will be answered – will there be enough proposals, with a suitable geographic scatter, to enable the government to meet its objectives? My bet is yes – there won’t necessarily be a suitable proposal absolutely everywhere, but there’ll be enough to make the filling of any gaps relatively simple.
Watch for a crop of chest-beating press statements today. Telecom’s has just come in. It is submitting two proposals – a fully compliant Preferred Commercial Model proposal, and a non-compliant alternative for a national network using its street cabinets as a springboard.
Next week, presumably, Crown Fibre Holdings will release some kind of information about the bids received. After that the evaluation starts and the game will be on.
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